get a load of someone or something

get a load of someone or something
get a load of someone or something
to get a good look at someone or something. •

Wow! Get a load of that car!

Get a load of Mary!


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • get a load of — (slang) To listen to, look at, pay attention to • • • Main Entry: ↑load * * * get a load of spoken phrase used for telling someone to look at or listen to someone or something that you think is funny or interesting Get a load of that dress!… …   Useful english dictionary

  • get a load of — ► get a load of informal take a look at (used to draw attention to someone or something). Main Entry: ↑load …   English terms dictionary

  • get a load of something or someone — tv. o look at someone or something. □ Wow, get a load of Fred! □ Get a load of the chrome on that set of wheels! …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • Get a load of that! — very informal! 1. something that you say when you are very surprised by something, or to show approval. Get a load of that! Is that not the most beautiful car you have ever seen? 2. something that you say when you see someone who is very sexually …   New idioms dictionary

  • get a load of — spoken used for telling someone to look at or listen to someone or something that you think is funny or interesting Get a load of that dress! …   English dictionary

  • get a load of — verb To experience someone or something, especially by looking or listening. One night Bernette happened to get a load of Peggy doing a rumba with Jackie. Syn: behold …   Wiktionary

  • get a load of — informal used to draw attention to someone or something. → load …   English new terms dictionary

  • load — load1 W3S2 [ləud US loud] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(amount of something)¦ 2 a load (of something) 3 a bus load/car load/truck load etc 4 a load of crap/bull etc 5¦(work)¦ 6¦(worry)¦ 7¦(washing)¦ 8 get a load of somebody/something 9¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • load — 1 noun (C) 1 AMOUNT OF STH a large quantity of something that is carried by a vehicle, person etc: Take this load of wood over to the barn. see also: shed its load shed 2 (8) 2 a load/loads (of sth) informal especially BrE a lot of something: We… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • load — load1 [ loud ] noun *** 1. ) count something that a person or animal carries, especially a large amount of things: The men were struggling with their heavy loads. a ) count the goods that a vehicle carries: load of: She drove back from the farm… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • load — noun 1》 a heavy or bulky thing that is being carried or is about to be carried.     ↘[in combination] the total number or amount that can be carried in a vehicle or container: a carload of people. 2》 a weight or source of pressure.     ↘the… …   English new terms dictionary

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